A knowledge-based code generator generator

  • Authors:
  • Christopher W. Fraser

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 1977 symposium on Artificial intelligence and programming languages
  • Year:
  • 1977

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Abstract

XGEN is a program that accepts a machine description and produces a good local code generator for an ALGOL-like language. It is organized as a production system of rules codifying previously acquired human skills for dealing with computer architecture and programming languages.